Letters to Richard Bentley, 1838-1861.

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Letters to Richard Bentley, 1838-1861.

Includes letters from Haliburton to Bentley and to others concerning Bentley and their mutual publishing concerns.

1 box (.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8279196

Houghton Library

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Richard Bentley and Son

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Richard Bentley (1794-1871) was born in London and attended St. Paul's school; in 1819 joined printing office set up by his brother Samuel; became partner of Henry Colburn, publisher of fashionable novels, 1829; after Colburn's departure, Bentley published Dickens' Oliver Twist; began Bentley's Miscellany in 1837, with first Charles Dickens and then W.H. Ainsworth as editor until it ceased publication in 1868; published a series of 127 volumes known as standard novels; retired 1867, after which ...

Haliburton, Thomas Chandler, 1796-1865

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Canadian jurist and humorist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to C. T. Barkley, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870942 Epithet: MP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001190.0x000185 Richard Bentley (1794-1871) was an English publisher who was the owner of Richard Bentley and Son, and Haliburton was a Nova Scotian who was a politician, judge, and writer who...

Bentley, Richard, 1794-1871

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Richard Bentley was a London publisher, first with Colburn and Bentley, later with Bentley and Sons. Bentley published many of England's most popular writers, including Dickens, Thackeray, Wilkie Collins, Marie Corelli, and Mrs. Henry Wood. He also published important English editions of American authors such as Poe and Cooper. From the description of Richard Bentley letter to J. LeSouèˆf, 1833 Nov. 18. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 58802263 ...